Health, Safety and Environment (HSE) Coordinator

CSIRO acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the land, sea and waters, of the area that we live and work on across Australia. We acknowledge their continuing connection to their culture and pay our respects to their Elders past and present.

Role highlights:

• Great 12-month opportunity to build your career in Health, Safety and Environment.
• Apply your coordination skills to support a major infrastructure project.
• Join the SKA-Low team and gain practical, site-based HSE experience.

About CSIRO:

As Australia's national science agency, CSIRO is solving the greatest challenges through innovative science and technology. The SKA-Low Telescope is an international science and engineering project that will form part of the SKA Observatory, a global next-generation radio astronomy facility. Located in remote Western Australia on Wajarri Yamaji Country, SKA-Low will be one of two SKA telescopes and will provide new capabilities for exploring the Universe.

The HSE team supports this work by coordinating Health, Safety and Environment activities across the project’s operational and site-based environments, helping teams work safely and meet HSE requirements. Reporting to the Senior HSE Advisor, you will support the team with training and compliance activities, HSE records and systems, risk assessments and investigations, and the follow-up of actions.

Your high-level duties will include:

• Supporting the implementation and ongoing review and improvement of SKAO project HSE plans, procedures and the HSE Management System.
• Supporting SKA-Low teams’ training requirements by coordinating training bookings, qualifications and certificates, maintaining training registers, and coordinating integrated team training exercises to test site Emergency Response Plans.
• Supporting teams to complete risk assessments and making recommendations to reduce risk exposure, and assisting with the timely close-out of investigations and corrective actions.
• Supporting the SKA-Low HSE Committee by maintaining the action register and working with action owners to close out agreed tasks.
• Supporting HSE compliance, document and records management across online systems, including SharePoint, Confluence and Rapid Global, and accurately maintaining records of inspections, assurance, training and other HSE activities.

Location and office arrangements: Geraldton, WA

Salary: AU$76K – AU$96K per annum (pro-rata for part-time) plus 15.4% superannuation + opportunity for overtime when on site.

Tenure & work schedule: Specified Term of 12 months (leave cover) – Full-time, Part-time or Job-share.

As the successful candidate, you will bring:

• A background in Health and Safety administration, training, compliance, or other project administration.
• Valid C Class Driver’s Licence.
• Skills in Microsoft Office and Microsoft 365 platforms (e.g. SharePoint, Teams, Outlook).
• Experience in records management and compliance processes.
• Certification in Occupational Health and Safety, or practical site-based experience in a Health and Safety role.
• Willingness to undertake higher training in Occupational Health and Safety as part of ongoing professional development.
• Experience working in remote or regional locations.
• Experience collaborating with construction teams or working in a construction environment.

Applications for this position are open to Australian Citizens, New Zealand Citizens, and Australian Permanent Residents. Appointment to this role is subject to provision of a national police check and may be subject to other security/medical/character requirements.

Life at CSIRO and flexible work arrangements:

Solving Australia's greatest challenges takes a diversity of minds and lived experiences. We focus on hiring people who share our values of People First, Further Together, Making it Real and Trusted.